Ezekiel 14:20:13Ezek.14.20.W13TAB
הֵ֥מָּה
hema
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-ma
- Extended
- HEE-mah
- IPA
- /ˈheːm.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-ma
- phraseyour reading level
HE-ma be-tsid-ka-TAM
- clause
HE-ma be-tsid-ka-TAM ya-tsi-LU naf-SHAM
- sentence
ve-NO-akh da-ne-AL da-ni-EL ve-i-YOV be-to-KHA KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-BEN im-BAT ya-tsi-LU HE-ma be-tsid-ka-TAM ya-tsi-LU naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The Hifil verb yaṣ·ṣî·lû {יַצִּ֑ילוּ | yaṣ-ṣî-lû} ‘they would deliver’ paired with hêmāh {הֵ֥מָּה | hē-māh} ‘they’ and the instrumental be·ṣid·qā·ṯām {בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם | bə-ṣid-qā-ṯām} ‘by their righteousness’ underscores the limiting force of personal merit.
Root and etymology
RootBet-Heh-Mem
“beast, animal”
In context — Ezekiel 14:20
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, as I live, declares the LORD GOD , they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they, by their righteousness , would deliver only their own lives.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 14:20, so the Hebrew word הֵ֥מָּה (hema) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.14.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.20.W13.S1) and character.